On a picture perfect Saturday morning, the SVFD was honored to standby at 2 annual Somers events. The SHS Big Red Invitational AND Celebrate Somers at the Somers Town Centre.
It was a great experience to be a part of these Somers mainstays and to interact with our community.
We will see you all again at the 9/11 Remembrance at Bailey Park ... (Full Story & Photos)
On Wednesday August 28th 2019, the SVFD conducted a tanker shuttle drill at the Sebastian Capital property on Route 100 (Former IBM Campus). Somers along with eight of our surrounding mutual aid departments practiced moving large amounts of water utilizing tanker trucks to fight a simulated fire. Utilizing 9 tankers ranging in water capacity from 2-3,000 gallons each we were able to supply an uninterrupted ... (Full Story & Photos)
A few weeks ago we took delivery of our new Hurst eDraulic extrication tools, commonly referred to as the "jaws of life." These specialized tools are used in vehicle rescue and the new battery powered tools are a significant upgrade over our hydraulic tools. On August 21st 2019, the SVFD conducted in-service training on the new tools. Members of the SVFD practiced vehicle extrication techniques on ... (Full Story & Photos)
On Monday August 5th the members of the SVFD Junior Corp program invited their families to the firehouse for our first annual family night. On family night each of our junior corp members invited their parents and siblings to come and spend a drill night with them learning about the firehouse and what they do there. The members of the junior corp put on demonstrations including turnout gear timed ... (Full Story & Photos)
